Bitter Proverbs

Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out. (Jewish Proverb)
The tongue of co-wives is bitter. View proverb
Kiganda Proverb
Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet. View proverb
Canadian Proverb
Bitter pills may have blessed effects. View proverb
English Proverb
Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Bitter fruit will fall before the ripe. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Even honey can taste bitter if it's used as medicine. View proverb
Korean Proverb
The flour tastes bitter to the mouse who has had enough. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
False hope kills more readily than bitter truth. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Too much sugar is bitter. View proverb
Nepal Proverb
To get rid of anger, first weed out the bitter roots. (Zambian Proverb)
What is not bitter is good to eat. View proverb
Bantu Proverb
Good medicine often has a bitter taste. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The devil was good looking at eighteen, and course tea makes a bitter first cup. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
Honey is bitter for a sore mouth. View proverb
Basque Proverb
Patience is bitter, but it has a sweet fruit. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
Roots of evil bear bitter fruits. View proverb
American Proverb
Take the bitter with the sweet. View proverb
American Proverb
Beauty may have fair leaves, yet bitter fruit. View proverb
English Proverb
Truth is bitter food. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Labour has a bitter root, but a sweet taste. (Danish Proverb)
He who has not tasted bitter, knows not what sweet is. View proverb
German Proverb
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet. View proverb
German Proverb
The wine is sweet, the paying bitter. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Even truth may be bitter. View proverb
Irish Proverb
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